Electrical flap control



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Patented May 9, 1944 2,343,212 ELECTRICAL FLAP CONTROL George Herbert Gill, Manhattan Beach, Calif., as-

esearoh' signer to The Garrett Corporation, Air

Manufacturing Company division, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation offlalifornia Application October 9, 1541, Serial No. 14,336

9 Claims. (Cl. 236-35 My invention relates in general to means for controlling the heat content of a fluid, and relates in particular to improvements in means for cooling the lubricating oil of aircraft engines.

In aircraft practice it is now generally recognized thatmany important advantages are gained from the use of devices for cooling the oil which is used to lubricate the operating parts of internal combustion engines. Not only is the oil maintained at a viscosity which will enable itto render an efllcient lubricating service, but the cooled oil is enabled to serve as a medium for absorbing heat directly from the working parts which it lubricates.

An accepted practice in, aircraft is to provide a duct through which a flow of air may pass, and to place an oil cooler in the air duct in order that the flow of air may pass in heat exchanging relation to the flow of oil which is conducted through the cooler. An object of the present invention is to provide an effective means for controlling the flow of air through the cooler in such a manner that the oil, which flows from the cooler-back to the engine or oil reservoir associinvention, may be readily mounted in' an aircraft structure so as to operate a flap or shutter means between closed and opened positions in accordance with the needs of the heat exchanger.

An object of the invention is to provide for use with a heat exchanger through which first and second flows of fluids are passed in heat exchanging relation, a first control element which is responsive to changes in the heat content of the first fluid. to initiate or produce controlling movements of the means which controls the flow of the second fluid, and a second control element which acts in response to movement of the airflow controlmeans to stop the movement of the airflow control means when the required changein its position has been made.

An object of the invention is to provide a coni trol system having a leading part which is moved in accordance with changes in the heat content of a first fluid which passes through a heat exchanger in heat exchanging relation to a flow of a second fiuid, and a follow-up part which moves in accordance with the opening and closing action of the valve means for controlling the flow of the second fluid, with cooperating control means between the leading and follow-up part, these parts cooperating so as to start a proper actuation of the valve means in accordance with the change in the heat content of the first fluid, and to stop the actuation of the valve means when a change therein has been made in accordof these changing values may be had in controlling the flow of air through the heat exchanger or oil cooler.

control flap. to regulate the flow of air through the heat exchanger. A special feature of the preferred embodiment of the invention is that the cooperating parts of the installation may be placed in accordance with the requirements established by the aircraft structure, without the need of designing or making a separate control system for each different type or size of aircraft. The'motivating or operating means of the control system, which forms a unitary part of the ance with the change required in the flow of the second fluid to compensate for the change in the heat content of the first fluid in the heat ex changer. 1

A further object of the invention is to provid in cooperation with the leading and followup control parts referred to in the preceding paragraph, an electrical control system having resistance means in series in an electric circuit,'first and second contactors moved along this resistance means by movement of the leading and follow-up control part, this electrical system being inactive when the contactors are in their coincidental relation, and becoming active as the result of relative movements causing the contactors to engage the resistance means in such spaced relation that there will be a potential dif: ference between the contactors of sufllcient magnitude to operatively energize other cooperating parts in the electrical control system.

A further object of the invention is to provide an overriding control operated in response to an increase in pressure in the first fluid to operate ghedvalve which controls the flow of the second ui An object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiective pressure operated control switch and also to provide a simple andreadily installed motivating means which may be connected between an air control flap and a stationary part of the aircraft structure. and which will cooperate with the remaining parts of the control system to accomplish the results and advantages herein set forth.

Further objects and advantages of the invention may appear in the following part of the specification.

Referring to the drawings which are for illus- 1' trative'purposes only:

Fig. 1 is a view partly in diagrammatic form, showing a preferred embodiment of my invention, this view showing the leading control unit of the system drawn to enlarged scale, and in section as indicated by the-line I-.| of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan section taken as indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow 3 of Fi 2.

Fig. A is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal section through the motivating means, taken as indicated by the line l-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the electrical equipment of the control system.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the follow-up control mechanism of the invention, taken from the position of arrow 6 in Fig. 4.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I show a portion of an oil cooler ill havinga shell II defining a space H through which oil may flow from an inlet opening at l2, as indicated by the arrow 03 of Fig. l, and from out of which the cooled oil may flow arrow l5. In accordance with accepted practice, the oil cooler may have walls It defining a warm up space llthrough which oil may flow as indicated by arrows i8 and I9 when resistance is built up within the oil cooling spaces of the cooler as the result of congealing of the oil therein due to a low heat condition in the oil. By means of a fitting 20. a leading control unit 2| is secured to the cooler i0, this control unit 26 having a casing 22 with an inlet passage 23, which receives the hot oil from the engine through piping 24 and conveys the same to the inlet opening l2, and to the warm up space H.

As shown in Fig. 1, the casing 22 ha an oil outlet port 24 which communicates with the outlet opening IA of the cooler l3, and a by-pas's port 25 to provide a means of communication between the rear or outlet end of the warm up space H and the by-pass passage 23 of the casing 22, which passage 25 is provided with a spring-pressed valve 6 21 arranged to open and permit the bypass of oil through the outlet opening 23 to the return piping 23, when the pressure of oil in the warm up space "builds up to a prescribed value as the resultof resistance to the flow of oil through the c061.- ing spaces ll of the cooler, occasioned by the bringing of the oil in the cooler to such low, tam

perature that it congeals in the cooler. 4

As shown in Fig. 2, the oil outlet port 24 communicates with an elongated warm oil passage 30, which leads to the outlet opening 23 of the shell 22 so that the normal flow o'f'cooled oil from the cooler Ill may pass into the return piping 23; In the passage. there is a means 3| responsive to t e t te r co d t o at the i direc y e t to or resulting from the heat content of the oil which has passed through the cooler. By "state or condition"- of the oil, I refer to either its temperature or viscosity produced by the heat content thereof, but for simplicity of disclosure I prefer to show the responsive means 3| as a spiral bi-metallic thermostat having one end 32 secured to a removable cylindric supporting body 33 and having the other end 34 thereof connected to a lo rotatable shaft 35 extending through the supporting body 33 and having the leftward extremity thereof carried in a bearing 36 supported by a cover plate 31 which clamps the supporting body 33 in the position thereof shown. The end of the shaft 35 which projects through the hearing 35 has splines 38 to receive the hub of a crank member 39 having an eccentric crank pin 40 to engage a slot M in a part or lever 42, so as to move this part 42 through consecutive positions in a range of movement, in accordance with the changes in the heat content-of the oil which moves through the passage 30.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a plate 43 ofinsulating material is secured to the cover plate 31 by 25 means of a stud 44 and a' spacer 45. The hub of the crank 39 extends through an opening in the plate 43 so that the crank pin 40 thereof will be positioned to swing across a portion of the plate M. A metal plate 46 is secured to the rear face of the plate 43 by screws 41, Fig. 3, which project through slots 43 in the plate 43 lying in a circle around the axis of-rotation of the crank member 38. The lever 42 is supported on a pin 43 which projects forwardly from the upper portion of the plate 45. Adjustment of the position of the lever 42 for any selected hea't content of the oil to which the thermostat 3| is subjected, is accomplished by two means, namely by changing the position of the crank member 39 on the splines through an outlet opening l4 as indicated'by the w 38 of the shaft 35, and by swinging the pivot pin Mi around the axis of rotation of the crank member 38 by shifting the plate on the plate 43.

The lever 42 comprises a part of the control system which is moved in accordance with 45 changes in the heat content of the oil engaging to when in closed position as shown in full lines to substantially cut off the flow of air through the cooler l0 and to permit a flow of air through the cooler when it is moved to an open position such as shown in dotted lines As shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the motivating means comprises a casing 5| arranged to be pivotally secured by means of a bracket 52 to a portion 53 .of the aircraft structure, a screw 54 rotatively supported in the casing and projectin therefrom, a motor 55, and reducing gear means 55 for rotating the screw 4 at relatively slow speed, and a threaded sleeve 51 having means as 7 ries a shaft 53 having on the inner end thereof a worm wheel 55 to eng e a worm 5| on the stem of the screw 54, whereby the shaft 50 will be given limited rotary movement in keepins with the rotation of the screw 54 and, therefore, proportionate to and in accordance w ththe. op npositions. .The shaft 59 comics a radial lug 95,v

Figs. 4 and 6, arranged to engage the lever 64 as the shaft 59 is rotated, but having play in a recess B9 in the lever 94, so that the shaft 59 will be rotated through a prescribed arc IN, and the shutter ill will be moved through a corresponding prescribed distance, before the lever 94 starts to move, this being for a purpose which will be hereinafter pointed out.

In Fig. I have diagrammatically shown the electrical control system by which operation of the motivating .device 29 is accomplished. Therein I employ a resistance means B1 in series with a direct current supply shown as a battery 99, having the negative pole thereof grounded. The previously described leading control part 42 carries a contactor 69 and the follow-up control part 94 carries a contactor 10. The contactors 69 and are arranged to be moved along the resistance means 61 and to engage the same.

Conductors 1i and 12 are shown respectively ex-, tending from the contactors 69 and 10. These conductors H and I2 form part of a control cirof which will be later brought out. The system likewise has a pressure controlled switch 9! arranged to override the action of the other controls for the motor Ill, so that when pressure is built up in the oil cooler the motor II will be operated to close the flap to. The resistance means 81, the relays l9 and I4, and the rectiiiers 93 and 94 are mounted in a casingC, Fig. l, which may be mounted anywhere between the unit 2| and the motivating means 49, and electrical connections between these parts may be made through cables Hi and [32.

The operation of the electrical control system will be understood from the following.

When the contactors 99 and II are both con.- nected with substantially the same point along the resistor 15, there will be substantially no potential difference between the conductors H a'nd 12, and accordingly the relays I! and I4 will remain in static condition. Such positioning of the contactors 69 and I9 is shown in full lines of Fig. 5. Should cooling of the thermostat ii of Fig. 2 cause the contactor 99 to move downward from its full line position of Ifig. 5 to a position to engage the contact 19d. as shown bydotted lines 69", the contactor 89 will then be e connected'with the point 19d of the resistor 18 and the potential difference then existingbecuit having therein switch means 19 and 14.

- shown as a relay, actuated when the contactors- 69 and I0 connect spaced points along the resistance means so that the potential difference between the contactors 89 and 19 produces a current flow through the control circuit. The resistance means 61 includes a potential resistor I5 and means whereby the contactors 99 and 10 may be electrically connected with points 1611' to We along the resistor 15. So that the contactors 99 and 10 may be remotely located, as at the control unit 2| and theshutter 59 respectively, I provide conductors 11a to He and Ila to Me extended from the points IBa-Ite to contacts Na-18c and 19w-i9e. arranged respectively to be traversed by the contactors 99 and I0. Accordingly, the contacts. Bar-18c, are mounted in the dielectric plate 49 oi Figs. 2 and 3 so as to be in close association with the thermostatic control mechanism, and the contacts l9a-'I9e are mounted in the dielectric plate 82, Fig. 4. so as to be en aged by the contactor 10 carried by the arm 94 when such arm 96 is moved through rotation of the shaft 59 in accordance with the movement of the flap by the motivatingv device 69.

The relay 19 has contacts 9| and 92. contactors 98 and 84. and an electromagnet 95. which, when energized, will move the contactors 83 and 94 from the positions in which they are shown. so that the contactor 83 will be moved away from the contact BI and the contactor 94 will be moved into engagement with the contact 82. The relay II has contacts 99 and 91, contactors 99 and 89, and an electromagnet 90, which may be energized so as to move the contactor 88 from engagement with the contact 99, and to move the contactor 89 into engagement with the contact 91. The motor of the motivating-device 49 has field windings 9| and '92 separately enerrections. The'electrical control system also has in with the electromagnets 95 and 90 direct current valves or rectiflers 93 and 99, the purpose tween the contactors 69 and I9 will produce a current flow through the control circuit. Hie

current flow expressed herein refers to the flow of negative electrons toward the positive pole of p the battery 99. The potential difference between the points 16d and lie-will result in a flow of current from the negative ground connection II I to the point 16d, thence through the associated conductor "d to the contactor 69, then in the position 69'. This negative current flow will then pass through the conductor II to the point of connection between the rectifiers '99 and I. and will pass through the rectifier 93 and a conductor 91 to the contact 8| of the relay II. The current will then flow through the contactor 99, a conductor 98, the electromagnet 99, a conductor 12 which leads to the contactor II, the conductor file which connects with the point-"c, and then through the upper portion of the resistor l5 and a conductor 99 to the positive pole of the battery 88.

I Energization of the electromagnet 90 will result in actuation of the relay 14.- so that the movement of the contactor 89 into engagement with the contact 81 will connect the positively energized conductor 99 with the motor winding 92. When the contactor 99 engages the co'ntact 81, a current will flow from the motor ground I09 and through a circuit which includes the field winding 92, a. conductor IUI with a limit switch I02 therein, and a conductor I which connects the contactor 99 with the conductor 99. As the result thereof, the motor II will be rotated in a direction to move the flap Bl toward closed position and to move the contactor II.

tactor 10 is moved into the position II. the potential difference between the conductors II and H will be reduced to substantially zero valueso that the electromagnet'fl will be deenergiaed 4-.- and the relay. ll will return to the position in which it is shown in full lines in Fig. 5, thereby discontinuing the operation of the motor 55 with the flap 50 in a position in its range of movement corresponding. to the position of the leading or control co'ntactor 69 in its range of movement.

With the contactors 69 and 10 in the positions in which they are shown in full lines in Fig. 5, should there be an increase'in the temperature of the oil flowing through the passage 39, Fig. 2, heating of the thermostat 36 will result in movement of the contactor 59 upward from the full line position in which it is shown in Fig. 5 to the dotted line position thereof indicated by the numeral we. The potential difference between the two sides of the control circuit represented by the conductors M and it will be then between the points 'itc and Nb, and current will then flow from the point 1760 to the contact We, 1

through the conductor t2, the electromagnet t5, conductor 5%, the eontactor t8, the contact 36, the conductor tilt, the conductor M, and thence on to the point ltb through the contactor B9 in the raised position thereof indicated by dotted lines tilt. This will result in energization of the electromagnet 35 to move the contactors [28 and M of the relay l3 downward from the positions thereof, removing the contactor $33 from engagement with the contact at and moving the contactor @linto engagement with the contact 532 so as to close a circuit whereby current may flow from the motor ground me through the field winding M and through conductors Itl', W8 and we to the conductor 99 which is connected to the positive terminal of the battery 68. The energization of the winding 9| will cause the motor- 55 to rotate in such direction that theflap 59 will be moved toward open position and the contactor 10 will be moved toward and into the position thereof indicated by the dotted lines Ill wherein the potential difierence between the conductor H and I2 will be again brought to substantially zero value to deenergize the electromagnet 85 and stop the motor 55 as the result.

It will be'noted that the electromagnets 85 and 99 and the rectiflers 93 and 94 are connected respectively in parallel between the conductors HI and I2, and that the orientation of the rectifiers 93 and 94 is such that when the current flow is from the lower end of conductor H to conductor E2 the fiow of 7 current will be only through the rectifier 93 and the electromagnet 99, the rectifier 9i blocking the portions of the circuit leading. through the ele'ctromagnet 85. When the current flow is from the lower end of conductor 12 to. conductor H, the current will flow only through electromagnet 85 and rectifier 96, the flow through the electromagnet 99 being then blocked by the rectifier 93. Accordingly, when the contactor 89 is above the contactor ll, the electromagnet 90 will be energized, and when the contactor 89 is above the contactor I9, the electromagnet 85 will be energized.

The pressure controlled switch 95 is connected to the lower end of the resistor 15 by: a conductor- Ul. It is also connected by acon ductor HI, containing a protective resistance H2 with the conductor 98. Closing of the pressure control switch 9 will close a circuit including the electromagnet 99 and current willv flow from the ground I through conductors-ll9 and III to the conductor 99. 7 Since the rectifiers 93 and 94 are so positioned that current can flow Irom the conductor H only to the conductor II, and not from 91 to H, the current will pass through the electromagnet ,90 in the direction of the arrow 90 associated therewith, to the conductor. 12 which connects through the contactor l0 with the resistance means 61, the upper portion of which resistance means 61 is connected through the conductor 99 with the positive pole of the battery 68. This will result in actuation of the relay I4 to energize the winding 92 associated with the motor 55 to move the flap toward closed position, and when closed position of the flap is reached, the member 64 will engage and open the limit switch I02, thereby breaking the circuit through the winding 92, to stop the motor with the flap 5B in closed position. It will be noted that when the relay MI is actuated by energization of the magnet 99, the contactor t8 will be removed from engagement with the contact 86; so that the circuit through the electromagnet 855 is opened, to prevent actuation of the relay 13 as the result of movement of the contactor 69 into a position spaced below the relative position of the contactor iii. The pressure controlswitch 95 thus overrides the control which may be exerted by the contactors 6t and iii in the sense that it takes the control away from them and renders them ineffective until the switch 95 is again opened.

The mechanism of thecontrol switch 95 is shown in Fig. 1. It comprises a pair of contacts H3 arranged to be bridged by a moving contact IM, carried in a body 5, which is movable in a switch casing I I6 against the action of a spring M1. The end of the body H5 opposite from the contact IM confronts the central portion of a gasket I I8 of a flexible material which may comprise synthetic rubber. In a chamber I I9 on the opposite side of the diaphragm H8 there is a loosely fitted piston I20, having a projection I2I to deflect the central portion of the diaphragm H8 in leftward direction and move the body I I5 so as to carry. the contact Ill into engagement with the contacts 3. The casing 22 of the control unit 2| has an oil pressure passage I22 leading from the port 25 to rightward portion of the chamber H9, and a bleeder passage I23 connects the leftward end of the chamber H9 with the oil passage 30. During the normal operation of the cooler. that is to say when oil is flowing in and out through the openings I2 and I4 of the cooler, the pressure transmitted throughthe passage I22 to the rightwardend of the piston I20 will not be sufilcient to overcome the force of the spring I", and accordingly the pressure control switch will remain open. However,

should pressure build up in the oil cooling space' H of the cooler, as the result of the congealing of oil i n the passages of the cooler or for any other reason, this pressure be transmitted through the warm up passage I! to the bypass port25, and such pressure increase will be transmitted through the passage 122 to the rightward endof the piston 129, forcing the same in leftward-direction to shift the body II 5 and its conthese points being separated by flat portions I". A roller 8 is forced toward the body of the member by means of a spring H9 supported on plate 62 by a bracket I and springs 13!! and I are supported in the body ilii so as to project into the recess 66 and engage opposite sides of the lug 65. Accordingly, when the lug 65 is moved by rotation of the shaft 59 from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 6 one of the springs will be compressed, and finally, when movement is transmitted directly from the lug to the member 64, the engaged point will be moved from one side to the other of the roller 8, and the compressed spring may then act to snap the member over to its next position wherein the contactor 10 will engage a contact adjacent the one engaged at the start of the described action. I

The purpose of the play or lost motion in the second control means l22can be explained as follows. If the motivating device 49 has previously moved in the direction indicated by the arrow I25, lug 65 will be in position I24 and lever 64 will, say, have moved to bring contactor 10 into contact with contact 19d. It, then, contactor I0 is on contact 1911, and by reason of a change of condition of the oil, it is necessary to bring contactor Ill back, to contact He, the lug66 must travel through nearly the arc l2! before it reaches the position I23 to compress the spring I30 and ultimately shift the member 64 in clockwise direction to carry the contactor 10 into engagement with the contact 190, as shown by dotted lines 10a. Therefore, the lug 65 will have been movedthroughits prescribed arc of movement l2! at the time the contactor is shifted from the contact 19d to the contact Me.

I claim as my invention:

i. In a cooling system of the class described, having a heat exchanger through which a flow of a first fluid which tends to congeal at low temperatures and a flow of a second fluid pass in heat exchangingrelation, the combination of: control means having a part moving through consecutive positions ina range of movement in response to corresponding changes in the temperature of the first fluid; a closln'e to control the flow of said second fluid through the heat exchanger; motor means operatively connected to said closure and operating under control ofsaid control means to move said closure throufh consecutive positions between opened and closed, corresponding to the positions of said part of said control means; and means operating in response to a pressure increase in said first fluid in said heat exchanger as the result of the thickening of said first fluid in said heat exchanger to cause said motor means to move said closure toward the closed position thereof.

2. In a control system of the class described, having a heat-exchanger through which a flow of a first fluid which tends to congeal at low temperatures and a flow of a second fluid pass in said heat exchanging relation, the combination of: control means having a part moving through consecutive positions in a range of movement in response to changes in temperature of said first fluid in a range from hot to cold; a closure movable through a range of positions from opened and closed to vary the flow of said second fluid through said heat exchanger; a motor for moving said closure back and forth through 4 its range of movement; and electrical control means for controlling the operation of said mo 10 manner to move said closure into a position corresponding to the new position of said part, and discontinue the actuation of said motor, and said electrical control means also having current flow controlling means operating in response to an in- 'crease in pressure in saidflrst fluid in said hep-t exchanger as the result of thickening thereof cooperating with the rest of said electrical control means to override the controlling effect of said part on said control means and actuate said motor so that the same will move said closure toward closed position.

3. In a control system of the class described, having a heat exchanger through which flows of oil and air pass in said heat exchanging relation.

25 the combination of: control means having a part moving through consecutive positions in a range of movement in response to changes in the viscosity-temperature state of said oil; a closure movable through a range of positions from opened and closed to vary the flow of said air through said heat exchanger; a motor for moving said closure back and forth through its range of movement; and electrical control means for controlling the operation of said motor so as to cause said closure to follow said part through positions corresponding to the positions into which said part may be moved in response to changes in the temperature of said oil, said electrical control means comprising current flow controlling means o operated by said part 1 and .by said .closure, co-

operating whenever said part moves out of a position corresponding to a positionof said closure to actuate said motor in a manner to move said closure into a position corresponding to the new position of said part, and discontinue the actuation of said motor, and said electrical control means also having current flow controlling means operating in response to an increase in pressure in said oil in said heat exchanger as the result 5 of thickening of the oil in the cooler cooperating with the rest of said electrical control means to override the controllingveflect of said part on said control means and actuate said motor so that the same will move said closure toward closed position. Y

4. In a control system of the class described. having a heat exchanger through which flows of first and second fluids pass in said heat. exchanging relation, the combination of: control means having a part'moving back and forth through consecutive positions in a range of movement in response to fall and rise in temperature of said flrst fluid in a range from hot to cold; a closure movable through a range of positions as from opened and closed to'vary the flow of said second fluid through said heat exchanger; motivating means for moving said closure back and forth through its range of movement; and an electrical control system for controlling the operation of said motivating means so as to cause said closure to follow the movement of said mov ing part of said control means, said electrical control system comprising resistance means connected in series in an electric circuit, first con- 1s tactor means moved consecutively along said resistance means in response to said movement of said moving part, second oontactor means also moving consecutively along said resistance means to a position spaced from said second contactor means, to cause actuation of said motivatwg means to move said closure so as to bring said second contactor means into a position corres'pon to the new position oi. said first contactor means.

5. In a control system of the class described, having a heat exchanger through which flows of first and second fluids pass in said heat exchanging relation, the combination of: control means having a part moving back and forth through consecutive positions in a range of movement in response to fall and rise in temperature of said first fluid in a range from hot to cold; a closure movable through a range of positions from opened and closed to vary the flow of said second fluid through said heat exchanger; motivating means for moving said closure back and forth through its range of mdvement; and an electrical control system for controlling the operation of said motivating means so as to cause said closure to follow the movement of said moving part of said control means, said electrical control system comprising resistance means connected in series in an electric circuit, a set of first contact means connected consecutively to spaced points along said resistance means, a set of second contact means connected consecutively to spaced points along said resistance means, said contactor means movable along and engageable with the 7 members of said first set of contact means, in

of said first contactor means to a position to engage a first contactmeans which connects to said resistance means at a point spaced Irom the Point of connection of said contact means with said resistance means, to cause actiution of said ation of said motivating means so as to cause said part of said control means, said electrical control system comprising resistance means connected in motivating meansto move said closure so as to bring said second contactor'means into a position corresponding to the position of said first contactor means.

series in an electric circuit, first contactor means moved consecutively along said resistance means in response to said movement of said moving part, second contactor means also moving consecutively along said resistance means but in accordance with the movement of said closure, a circuit including in series said contactor means and the portion of said resistance means between said contactor means, and means in said circuit, operating in response to a flow of current through said circuit occasioned by displacement of said first contactor means along said resistance means to a position spaced through said second contactor means, to cause actuation of said motivating means to move said closure so as to bring said second contactor means into a position corresponding to the position of said first contactor means; auxiliary means movable as the result of an excess pressure condition in said first fluid in said heat exchanger resulting from thickening of said first fluid; and means cooperating with said control system when said auxiliary means has been so moved, to cause an overriding actuation of said motivating means to move said closure toward closed position.

7. In a control system of the class described, having a heat exchanger through which flows of first'and second fluids pass in heat exchanging relation, the combination of: a leading control part moving back and forth through consecutive positions in a range of movements in accordance with fall and rise in the heat content or said first fluid; a closure for controlling the flow of said second fluid through said heat exchanger; a

follow-up control part; means connecting said closure and said follow-up control part, so that movements of said closure through opened and closed positions will result in movement of said follow-up control part back and forth through consecutive positions in a range 01 movement, said means having play therein so that said closure will move a prescribed distance before said follow-up control part is moved; motivating means operative to move said closure; and an electrical system for controlling the operation of said motivating means, said electrical system having starting means controlled by said leading control parts to initiate the operation of said motivating means and stopping means controlled by said follow-up control-part to stop the operation of said motivating means. i

8. loan oil cooling system of the character described having a cooler situated in a path of I flow of air, a delivery duct to carry the heated oil 6. In a control system of the-class having a heat exchanger through which a flow of a first fluid which tends to congeal at low temperatures and a flow of a second 'fluid pass in said heat exchanging relation. the combination of:- control means having a part moving back andiorth through consecutive positions in a range of movement in response to all and rise in temperature of said first fluid in a range from hot to" and forth through its range of movement; an electrical control system for controlling the operto the cooler and a return duct to carrythe oil away Irom the cooler, the combination or: meansforming a passage connecting said delivery duct to the inlet of the cooler; a. wall forming an outlet passage connecting. the outlet of the cooler to said return duct, said wall having an opening therein; a thermostat in said outlet-e exposed to heat from the flow oi oil therethroush; a first movable contactor outside said opening having means extendingathrough saidopening and engaging said thermostat-so as to-be moved thereby through consecutive positions in-accordance with the changes in temperature or the oil in said outlet a: rangedsoastobeencac'edbysaidcontactor; closurcmeans movable so as to control the flow of air through said cooler; a motor to operate e; a series of contacts arsaid closure means; a second contactor connected so as to move back and forth in accordance with the opening and closing movements of said closure means; a series of second contacts disposed so as to be consecutively engaged by said second contactor; electrical control means connected to and controlled by the flows of electric current through said contacts in accordance with the positions of said contactors to control the operation of said 'motor so as to move said closure in accordance with the movement of said first contactor whenever said first contactor moves out of a position'corresponding to the position of said second contactor; and means operating in response to a pressure increase in the oil resulting from a thickening thereof in said cooler, to override the normal controlling action of said control means and cause operation of said motor so that it will close said closure means.

9. In an oil cooling system of the character described having a cooler situated in a path of flow of air, a delivery duct to carry the heated oil tothe cooler and a return ductto carry the oil away from the cooler, the combination of: means forming a passage connecting said delivery duct to the inlet of the cooler; a wall forming an outlet passage connecting the outlet of the cooler'to said return duct, said wall having an opening therein; a thermostat in said outlet passage exposed to heat from the flow of oil therethrough;

a first movable contactor outside said opening; pivot means to swingably support said contactor; adjustment means for moving said pivot means; crank means having a pin element engaging said contactor, said crank having. vmeans extending through said opening in said wall and engaging said thermostat so that the thermostat will rotate said crank means and move said contactor through consecutive positions in accordance with the changes in temperature of the oil in said outlet passage; a series of contacts arranged so as to be engaged by said contactor; closure means movable so as to control the flow of air through said cooler; a motor to operate said closure means; a second contactor connected so as to move back and forth in accordance with the opening and closing movements of said closure means; a series of second contacts disposed so as to be consecutively engaged by said second contactor; and

electrical control means connected to and controlled by, the flows of electric current through said contacts in accordance with the positions of said contactors tocontrol the operation of said motor so as to move said closure in accordance with the movement of.said first contactor whenever said first contactor moves out of a position corresponding to. the position of said second contactor.

GEORGE HERBERT GILL. 

